WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Senators in Donald Trump\u2019s historic second impeachment trial have agreed to consider the case. The vote was 56-44 on the question of whether the Senate has jurisdiction and could proceed. Trump\u2019s trial has opened in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress after the defeated former president whipped up a rally crowd to “fight like hell\u201d as he encourages a futile battle over his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack to overturn the election. Prosecutors argue Trump committed a \u201cgrievous constitutional crime,” but his defense team insists his fiery words at the rally were just figures of speech. His lawyers said that trying a former president is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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